39-71-318. Hearings -- rules of evidence -- conduct -- filing limits -- exception. (1) The statutory and common-law rules of evidence do not apply to a hearing before the department under this chapter. A petition for a hearing before the department must be filed within 2 years after benefits are denied.
     (2) Except for a hearing before the workers' compensation court, a hearing under this chapter may be conducted by telephone or by videoconference.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 558, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 516, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 276, L. 1997.